Bitmain ANTMINER S3 Bitcoin Miner Evaluation by Cybtc

2014-9-19 22:38 | admin

Roundup:AntMiner S3 is the third generation Bitcoin mining rig made by Bitmain. It uses the state of the art BM1382 chip powered by the 28nm tech process with low power consumption,targeting the best combinat ...

AntMiner S3 is the third generation Bitcoin mining rig made by Bitmain. It uses the state of the art BM1382 chip powered by the 28nm tech process with low power consumption,targeting the best combination of power efficiency and low capital expenditure for mining investors.

Today we get ANTMINER S3 for test.

Specifications:

Hash Rate: 441 GH/s±5%

Power Consumption: 332W on wall

Power Supply: 12V DC

Chips:32 (28nm tech process&13.75GH/s)

BGA size:8mm x8mm

1. Package:

The miner's package use 5 layers cardboard boxes with international general warning sign outside.

As you can see,S3 have two fans mounted on both front and back ends that mean fans are able to work at lower speed to dissipate all heat easily.

There are two of white Bitmain logo on the both side.

The surface of S3 is very smooth

Network Connection: Ethernet

S3 also has 2 status display lights above the fan.

On top of the S3,there are 4 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input..

The dimension of the machine:

Size: 255 mm x 136 mm x 158 mm

Weight:5.2kg without package.(5.8kg total)

2.Installation:

S3 is very easy to install.You should just connect the power supply and cables, then it will going to work.

We used 500w psu for test.

First,get 24pin's green line to connect with any black line.

Then,as you can see that there are 4 PCI-e connectors for +12V DC input, but it only needs to connect two of them if without overclocking.